Cement bound lightweight aggregate masses



Patented Mar. 1, 1955 arated from their li nin. Among materials of this type I/ having a mineral 011 in are: expanded gpopcornl slag; 2,703,289 exfoliated verrmculjil c er llCa umlce cm er an a e oatm c s, slates an s aes. icro- CEMENT BOUND LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE 5 photog' 'r"ap'Es taken of sucii vesicular agg'fegate particles, MASSES both iglineral and vegetable, shogv surfaces more or less resem ing sponges. en suc aggregate materia is Comm Mich mixed with plastic Portland cement, much of the ce- No Drawing, Application Ocwber 23, 1950, ment paste gets into the pores of the particles and there serial No 191,719 is lost asabinding ingredient. In vegetable aggregate particles, the cmshed and broken cells permit entrance into 4 Claims. (Cl. 106-93) the particles of caustic limewater and this releases soluble constituents of the particles such as sugar that contaminate the cement binder, weakening it or wholly pre- This invention relates to molded masses made from venting its setting. Thus, another object of the invenhighly reate particles dispersed tion is a molded mass of Portland cement bound highly in a ca careous iner a er lores of the particles porous lightweight aggregate par l l this mass have a clayey' cdmm strengthened by cloggm the pores open at the surface masses are r rovements o n ed in a numof the particles with'a p ayey colloid to serve as a buffer ber of my co-pending applications, this constitutes a conconcentrated between the ports and the binding matrix tinuation-in-part of those applications which are: Ser. of cement. Nos. 485,642, filed May 4, 1943, abandoned March 29, Experiments with several hundred chemically reactive 1952; 506,772, since issued as Patent No. 1,548,576; and inert mixtures have shown no single ingredient 631,373, filed November 28, 1945, now abandoned; cheaper or more effective for clogging thepdie's of the 649,771, filed February 23, 1946, now abandoned; aggregate particles before tlie'addition of a calcareous 681,400, filed July 3, 1946, since issued as Patent binderjth'a'n one selected from the group consisting of 2,674,775; 768,942, filed August 15, 1947, abandoned u%ll gg clay, ,1 fi Common lastic Tine 10, 1952; and 793,336, filed December 22, 1947, suc as 15 generally oca y available, gglloigal clag, g since issued as Patent No. 2 5 53,618. ere e .V

Efidrous aluminum silicate and bentonite.

er as previous y een admixed with plasticjortlani i One of the main present worldwide needs in the building industry is a lightweight aggregates concrete of low cost that has a density approaching that of wood, i. e., below 50 pounds per cubic foot, but that is strong enough to meet building code requirements for a loadbearing material. In many communities, this calls for a concrete having a compressive strength not less than 1000 p. s. i. In the brochure Lightweight Aggregate Concretes published August 1949 by the Housing and Home Finance Agency, not a single lightweight aggregate concrete weighing under 50 pounds per cubic foot is shown having the strength to meet such code requirements. The same is true in a report published March 1950 by the University of Idaho and describing four years experiments with concretes made from wood fiber, Portland cement, clay and other ingredients. Thus, the primary object of this invention is a Portland cement concrete having a density dry of under fifty pounds per cubic foot and a compressive strength of between 1200 and 2000 pounds per square inch.

To achieve and perfect such a concrete and describe its special uses and methods of manufacture have constituted the objects of the above named co-pending applications. Each has described masses comprising mineral and/or vegetable fiber aggregate materials dispersed in a binding matrix largely of Portland cement. This Pwn bleg 've fifql jl' fel ifi fffill jfi ltlmjclgg matrix comprised also up to 15 per cent by weight of do 11 Jyith-dnerLcollqidal material. Experience the cement of a chemical admixture. In nearly all instances, this admix included la although what exact part the clay played in making t'e masses stronger and often lighter admittedly remained a matter of conjecture.

cement, the aim has been to diffuse it throughout the cement matrix: the assumption being that moisture penetrating the set and dried matrix by way of the capillaries would cause the bentonite particles in the matrix to swell sufficiently to block the capillaries to further moisture penetration. Hence bentonite was intimately mixed with the cement to obtain the widest possible diffusion within the matrix itself. Thus, another object of. the invention is a molded mass made from highly porous aggregate material and a calcareous cement and an admix comprising clay in part colloidal, all or most of the constituentsTif the admix being mixed with water and utilized 10 clog the pores of the aggregate particles bfir, fore the ceinent is added. The amounts and kinds'of 'elay'depend on the porosity of the aggregate materials and the dispersibility of the clay. Use of locally available clay is naturally of economic advantage and means of determining its character are hereinafter more fully described.

I n the prior art, aggregate particles of vegetable origin hav'efbeen tr eated withmanygfdlfierentglndsmfmhem' p- 1 m lcal so fut1 ons to coat or lmmeralizel hg particles so tlia f" a mineral'bih'deTsficlf aslogtland cemehTmight-have nre resm Yet it long had been observed that specimens made i-om t ''grmfi'sisting of so ium sa 0 by mixing the aggregate material in water with the ad- Vinsol NVX sodium salt 0 an a na t a ene su mix before adding the'lorfland cement tested stronger omc ac] erosol USS, allEyl aryl sodium sulfonale' than specimens made by adding the admix with or after cconal an aim the cement. It was also discovered that the amounts of ms, beffimgen object of the invention is a molded mass comprising rous areate material in part 9% vegetable ori in ruse 11'! a inder almost wholly o ortland cement and an admix concentrated between the pores of The aggregate partlcle's and the cement and comprising in greater part clay and a calcium aluminate differing somewhat from'TEat most common in Portland cement, and in lesser part a chloride selected from the and those of relative low cost. group consisting of aluminum and calcium chlorides and Lihtweiht 111-. r materials suitable for use in calcium ox chlor1de,"'and1n sfill lesser part T' 'o a s'ulfate concre e ave a 1 1y vesicular character, each particle selected from the group consisting of aluminum and calg housing a number oFthin-walled blebs, pockets, cells or minute voids. Among materials of this type having -ave etable ori in are: sawdust shavings, milled woo wastes ,wood woo}E mi e newspaper s and finely divided 2 ant ers, oth thosel'el'alfll'rfiand those seping 7 per cent by weight of the cement, the chloride not exceeding 5 per cent by weight of the cement and the added calcium aluminate not exceeding 6 per cent by weight of the cement.

taining soluble constituents in water with clay and under 10 per cent by weight of the clay of a waterproofing agent to clog the pores against release theretii r'oughof thesoluble constituents before adding Portland cement, continuing the mixing and molding in a compact mass, the clay including colloids that swell when wet concrete that weighs dry under 50 pounds per cubic-foot, has a compressive strength above 1200 pounds per square inch and that contains per cubic yard not less than 5.6 nor more than 7.6 bags of Portland cement.

Another object of the invention is an admix for a land cemehIThe a lTllX devised to effectively clog the pores of the particles before mixing with the cement and thereafter to provide an expansive barrier between said pores and said cement: the admix including major proportions of clay in part cglloidal, lesser proportions ,of three calcium" salts swiftly reactive when wet to prouEe calcium sul hoaluminate, and very minor proportions of sodium sesqui-plios hate and a wettin a cut.

Anot er ec o e mv is a met 0 0 ma mg lighter, stronger molded masses of an.d.ccment cop; et; from porous aggr egatg mater1al: the method comprising the step??? ogging the open pores of the aggregate material with aYEherrncz'ilTy'iriert c j loid before mixing with the cement and moldiifgfiiia coi'ii'pact mass.

These and other novel features and objects of the invention, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, make it possible to achieve lighter, stronger and cheaper molded masses from porous aggregate materials by attacking their point of common weakness, their surface porosity. By first clogging the pores of such aggregate materials as above named with one or more types of s wellable ingredients, colloidal and crysta119i d a1, moldabl masses approaching'the density of wood are produced for building construction that are thermally insulative, fire-safe, rot and insect proof and weather resistant: masses that may be formed by hand or machine processes into boards, panels, blocks, bricks and tiles or, more directly, into walls, floors and roofs; that may be poured or applied with a trowel or sprayed; masses that particularly may utilize the abundant farm, forest and industrial by-product and waste materials that are available in such great variety throughout the world. The various features of the invention and how these differ from those described in my co-pending applications are best understood by citing a number of examples of molded masses made, and of the components of said masses as prepared, according to the invention.

Example 1 For comparison, three batches of Mops mineral agbatch I, the porous aggregate material was pgpanded (popcorn) slag, 808 grams; water was 275 m sar rg a l t n a 9 1?. .(w i m safitminuesin rag-g.; cerpgnt was22 'g.' In batch II, all ingredients were 'the same as in batch I except that to the admix of batch I was added bgptonite, 10 g. In batch III, all ingredicuts were the same as in batch H except that to the admix of batch II was added sod. sesqui-phosphate uadrafos A g. After the min sf,"h'and-'tamped specimens rom each batch were cured for seven days in moist air, then oven dried and tested. Compression strengths in pounds per square inch from each batch averaged: I, 2383; II, 2625; III, 3075. Not only were specimens from batch III strongest but at 97.5 lbs. per cu. ft., they were by five pounds the lightest of the three batches. Bags of cement per cu. yd. were: I, 5.62; I], 3.88; III, 5.75. TTiing more clay in the admix for batches II and III, the same or greater strengths with less cement are possible.

Example] For comparison, five batches Bf orpus mineral ag- Another object of the invention is a porous aggregates mixture of porou s ygge table aggrega te particles and 293,-,

gregate material were mixed in yatgr within admix T'fe ore adding high early strengthjortland cement Th7 before adding high early strength Portland cement, In batch I, porous aggregate material was pgpped'perlite, 125 g.; gg was 275 ml.; admix was wetting agen't was g. n

as in batch I except that to the admix of batch I was added bentonite, 10 g. In batch III, all ingredients were the same as in batch I except that to the admix of batch I was added hydrous aluminum s te, g. In batch IV, all ingredients were-"trauma in batch II except that, after cement was added, sod. sesqui-phosphate, ,4

g. was mixed in. In batch V, all ing're'dierits""wr'e' the same as in batch II except that for the 10 g. of bentonite of the admix was substituted an ordinary locally obtained glastic clay 40 g. After final set, specimens from each atch were cured, dried and tested as in Example 1. Compression strengths in p. s. i. were: I, 763; II, 1130; III, 1175; IV, 1250; V, 1300. Densities in pounds per cu. ft. were: I, 46; II, 48.5; III, 48.3; IV, 50; V, 49.7.

1 Bags of cement per cu. yd. were: I, 6.88; II, 7.66;

I", 7.60; IV, 7.78; V, 7.52.

Example? ,1 T For comparison, three batches ofporou s rnineral ag- Ld regate material were mixed in water 'wtt an admix f0r adding high early strength Zortland cement (Peerless brand). In batch I, porous aggregate material was exf oliated vermiculite, 108 g.; water was 350 ml.; ad-

mix was calciurnchloride, 5 g."einent was 227 g. In batch llfporoiis aggregate materials were: xf liated ygrmigulite, 83 g. and newspapenmilled to pass 36, screen, g.; w a teg 188M550 ml.; admix was bentonite, l g. and bleaching (Georgia) clay, 60 g. and high alu gina cerpfitjK'gTaiiid 31113311521! g. and calcium Efiionae", 5 g. and wettigggggnt g.; ccmeriifvl/"as227'g. In batch III, porous aggregate material 'was'same as in batch I and water, admix and cement were the same as in batch ll. After final set, specimens from each batch were cured, dried and tested as in Example I. Compression strengths in p. s. i. were: I, 438; II, 687; III, 838. Densities in pounds per cu. ft. were: I, 47.3; ll, 53.6; Ill, 58. Bags of cement per cu. yd. of concrete were: I, 7.72; II, 7.66; III, 7.60.

Exampleii) For comparison, nine batches of pprous vegetable agregate material were mixed in wa ETTvith an 'adrrnx Eefore adding high early strength Portland cement? In batch I, porous aggregate materiaTVv'as b lii-produclp and waste wgqd fiber including pine shavings, 110 g. and newspaper, 25 g. both milled 'to 'pass'a ,4, screen; wafefivas 350 ml.; admix was wetting agenlt (erkyl agyl sodium sulfonate), 3 g. and ca cium c on e, g.; cement was g. In batch II, an ingredients of batch Tw'er present in identical amounts and the admix contained in addition: bentonite, 1 g. and bleaching clay, g. and crude salic' chc acid a by-product from manufacture of pure sahcychc acid, 3 g. and t erra a lb a 1 g. and high alumina ccmen t, 7.5 g. In batches Ill, IV, V an a ingredients of batch II were present in the same amounts except that water was increased to 400 ml., 425 ml., 475 ml. and S'llTfi-I respectively. In batch VII, all ingredients of batch II were present in the same amounts except that water was increased to 410 ml., high alumina cement to 8 g. and calcium chloride to lIT'gIIii'bakh'VIlI, all ingredients of'batch VII were identical and to the admix sod tetra phosphate, A g. was added. In batch IX allingredientsbfbatch VIII were identical except that the sodium tetra phosphate was added after instead of before the cement. After final set, specimens from each batch were cured, dried and tested as in Example I. Compression strengths in p. s. i. were: I, 900; II, 1567; III, 1400; IV, 1375; V, 1213; VI, 1031; VII, 1813; VIII, 1975; IX, 2175. Densities of the batches in pounds per cu. ft. were: I, 46; II, 55; III, 50.6; IV, 50.2; V, 46.6; VI, 44.1; VII, 49.3; VIII, 49.4; IX, 49.5. Bags of cement per cu. yard of concrete were: I, 7.25; II, 6.87; III, 6.34; IV, 6.18; V, 5.88; VI, 5.62; VII, 6.34; VIII, 6.45; IX, 6.45.

No better yardstick is known for gauging the significance of these examples than data from the brochure and report mentioned in the second paragraph of this specification. From that data the best strengths of concretes having densities below 50 lbs. per cu. ft. or using 35 under 7.6 bags of Portland cement per cu. yd. and

(sodium salt of pine resin Yinsol NVX), g.; cement were thEs'am' made from expanded slag, vermiculite, perlite and wood fiber porous aggregate materials are:

Compressive Bags cement Density in -mg'm per lbs. cu. it.

C Exp. slag 6.4 7.1s. 91.6 to 94 2,240 to 2.450. 1. Exp. perllte 6.86 to 7.3 870 to 875.

Exp. vermtcullte-- 1.30m 7.6. 42 to 49 8 465 to 715. Wood fiber (See note). 48 to 49 503 to 704.

Compressive Begs cement Density in material per cuiylf. lbs. cu. it. gfgg Following are comparable figures for the best of the other batches in my four examples wherein the cla In the first two of these three tables of figures, it is apparent that there is no concrete having a density dry of under fifty pounds per cubic foot that has a strength sufiicient to meet building code requirements of 1000 p. s. i. In the third of these tables, it is obvious that concrete made according to the invention from both opped perlit e and'wood fiber not only can meet code requirements at den'sitiesbeldw 50 lbs. per cu. ft., but that they meet the primary object of the invention. In fact batch V of Example 2 and batches V, VII,

- VIII, and IX of Example 4 all attain the primary object of the invention: a concrete of under 50 lbs. density that tests above 1200 p. s. i. in compression.

Analysis of the four examples discloses that specimens from batches'of a variety of porous lightweight aggregate materials either of nune'ral or vegetable origin, when mixed in vwater with an admix comprising in greater part clay before the addition of the Portland cement binder, produce concretes that test much stron er than those made otherwise. In Example 4, it is to noted that every one of the eighTliatches'inade according to the invention used less cement in obtaining in ased strength. Batch VI of Example 4 not only was stronger than batch I, it required almost 1% bags of cement less per cu. yd. and was nearly 2 pounds per cu. ft. lighter.

From the results of tests on a much larger number of batches than those discussed in Example 4, it isapparent that molded masses of fiber-cement concrete may be made according to the invention that weigh 40-50 pounds per cubic foot, that have compressive strengths of more than 1000 to 2000 pounds per square inch, and that consist each of a hp rgset matrix of 200-300 parts by dry weight of Por an cetngm preferably of high early strength and'%6-%fi51 ts of godit m sggugphosphate, this matrix binding 100-150 parts by weight of vegetable iiber aggregate particles passing a sieve an aving'multitude shf'surface pores, and 10-80 parts of a bufierin owder mixture having within said pores a greater concentration than of said cement and consisting of 1-60 parts raw finegrained cla (whether the alumina content is high or low seems less important than particle size) and 5-15 parts calcium chloride and .6-2

patts i lciuut s1 1l f t tt e and b part cl'ltlltlie saggy elite an -95 part a wettin agent on e or ero x a l...qd mn-su1i9a 'fe n the examples, the admix used with the r nineral aggregate materials was large y c a while that used'withthe? 'vegeta b leaggre ate materia s was two-thirds clay, some hi y colloida an two-thirds of the balance was high alumina cement and galciurn chloride, the rest comprismg a'sulfate, a"wettin aggiitfand'ijfihosphate of sodium. As described in ilie" iilp 'oalumin'ates of Calcium published by the National Bureau of Standards, April 1929, the 3-5 and 5-3 calcium aluminates of high alumina cement differ from those dicalcium aluminates common to Portland cement. One difference is that the high alumina cement, added sulfate and chloride of my admix are chemically reactive when wet to produce the stabler of two forms of calcium sulphoaluminate in greater amount and more SWl 'canth'bonstituents of the Portland cement binder. Since this stabler calcium sulphoaluminate crystallizes with swelling effect, it is desirable to concentrate the swelling constituents between the pores of the aggregate particles and the Portland cement matrix rather than in the matrix itself as in my co-pending applications. Individual particles of vermiculite, perlite and wood fiber are weak, are in are: ifiwafdlfomp'ressibleiAs'sfated, the role played by clay in the masses described in my co-pending applications was obscure. But here, advantage is taken of getting not only the clayey but three concentrated and chemically reactive constituents of my admix between the pores of the porous aggregate particles and the Portland cement binder. Since crystals of calcium sulphoampate form subsequent to the set of the plastic Portland cement matrix surrounding the aggregate particles and at a time when the particles are begining to lose water by evaporation, and in some instances to shrink, any swelling in the pores or between the pores and the matrix will tend to compensate for any moisture voids or shrinkage in the particles themselves. After masses made according to the invention are cured and dried, then again are wetted, both the colloidal clay and the three reactive chemicals (such portion as have not fully reacted) will tend to swell against the yielding resistance of the aggregate particles and thus to tighten up the internal structure with a minimum of damage to the cement matrix. That this is not a fanciful theory has been demonstrated in freezing and thawing tests carried through 50 cycles with a minimum of damage to specimens made according to the invention, often with increase of strength in the specimens so tested.

While waterproofing played no part in the examples cited, I have found the best inte ral water roofer for my molded masses to be 54mm the clay of af viscous add edserllecated from the group consisting o as Bait, iormal e e resin, tun oil and a modified mixed with the other ingredients. Such a viscous additive both strengthens and increaes the moisture resistance of the molded masses otherwise made according to the invention.

Since the type of clay used is of primary importance, a simple test determines the probable better of two or more samples of clay serving the objects of the invention. Samples are dried and finely pulverized. 50 grams of each sample are well shaken with 200 ml. water in a pint glass jar. After 24 hrs. any clay except bentonite settles to the bottom leaving clear water at the top. With a rule, the depths of wet clay and clear water layers in each jar may be measured and compared. The less the depth of the water layer and the greater that of the clay, the better that particular clay is apt to prove in making the molded masses herein described. One of the best cla tested for my admix is lone #5! mined near Lincoln Calif. 75 m amounts of clay that safely may be used according to the invention depend on the character of the porous aggregate particles used and the weather resistance required of the molded masses. Clay of the more effective types as determined by the test just described has been. used in amounts up to the weight of the portland cement with corresponding increases in strength, if not of durability. Apparently there is a point where the amount of clay becomes excessive so fas as concerns clogging the pores of the aggregate particles, a point 85 where excess clay becomes merely a diluent of the matrix wherMe'sil'ient and very porous aggregate material is used'fsuch as vegetable fiber, in addition to a substantial constituents and adversely affects weather resistance. Thus the proportions of the admixture and the question as to whether two different kinds of swelling constituents should buffer the pores of the porous aggregate particles from the Portland cement matrix, will depend on the the adn'nx may comprise little else except very minor 10 portions" of wetting agent and sodium phosphate. But

amount of claythe admix will comprise up to 5 per cent by weight of the cement of chloride, up to 6 per cent by weight of the cement of amalgam cement and sul fate not exceeding 7 per cent by 'weight of the cemeiit' in earn Portland cement binder and admix.

While the clays named herein are the preferred types,

practice of the invention is not intended to be, nor is it limited to only those clays: many clays differing in name and chemical composition having in common the extremely finely divided aluminumsilicate particles which are essential to securing the results described. For example, clayey residues of the bauxite from which aluminum me a s x rac e an containing a small fraction of Egdigm fluoride, have been found highly effective in ma mg molde masses according to the invention. Nor are the calcium aluminate components of the admix limited exclusively to those found in high alumina cements. In countries where high alumina cement is not available, suitable substitute calcium aluminates may be made by mixing a high alumina cla such as bauxite, 100 g. with colloidalcla 50 g. and lime h drate, g.

nd a hos ate 0 so rum 1 g. in wafer, UU'ih urning o a c 111 er as in making himmina cement, then finely grinding the clinker. I have found that a fluoride of fluosilicate of sodium or fiuos ar itself may mtib's'thuted for ilie pliospliate in making such a calcium aluminate for the admix used in making my molded 40 masses.

It is to be observed, accordingly, that various changes in the proportions and methods of achieving best results in making the molded masses herein described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of l. A molded mass of fiber-cement concrete weighing under 50 pounds per cubic foot, having a compressive strength exceeding 1000-2000 pounds per square inch 1. and 35 and comprising a hardset matrix of 200-300 parts by dry weight of Portland cement and ,5 part of sodium sesqui-phosphate, said matrix binding 100-150 parts by weight of vegetable fiber aggregate particles passing a 54, sieve and having multitudes of surface pores, and 10-80 parts of a buffering powder mixture concentrated to a substantially greater degree than said cement within said pores and consisting of 1-60 parts fine-grained raw clay and 5-20 parts high alumina cement and 5-15 parts calcium chloride and /2-2 parts calcium sulfate and ,4 part crude salicyclic acid and i part alkyl aryl sodium sulfonate wetting agent.

2. A molded mass of weather-resistant concrete having a dry weight of under 100 pounds per cubic foot and a compressive strength of between 838 and 3075 pounds per square inch and consisting of lightweight concrete aggregate particles initially having open surface pores andfditfusedjin a hardset matrix of 5.62-7.66 bags per cubic yam of Portland cement, said pores directly buffered from said cement by an amount of raw clay totalling in said mass no more than lparts for each 200-300 parts dry weight of said cement; said clay having a concentration within said pores substantially greater than said cement to keep said matrix outside said pores and said aggregate particles having a greater bulk than said cement.

3. The molded mass of claim 2 wherein said aggregate particles are selected from the vesicular mineral particles group consisting of expanded slag, exfoliated vermiculite, popped perlite, pumice, cinders and baked expanded clay slate and shale.

4. The molded mass of claim 2 wherein said aggregate particles are selected from the cellular vegetable fiber particles group consisting of sawdust, shavings, milled wood wastes, wood wool, finely divided plant fibers including those retaining and those separated from their lignin, and milled paper wastes.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Willson: Final Report on Properties of Assorted Light Weight Aggregates, pages 11-14 and Appendix B-7 to Appendix B-lO, August 23, 1946. Published by the Office of the Publication Board, Dept. of Commerce. 

2. A MOLDED MASS OF WEATHER-RESISTANT CONCRETE HAVING A DRY WEIGHT OF UNDER 100 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT AND A COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF BETWEEN 838 AND 3075 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH AND CONSISTING OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE AGGREGATED PARTICLES INITIALLY HAVING OPEN SURFACE PORES AND DIFFUSED IN A HARDSET MATRIX OF 5.62-7.66 BAGS PER CUBIC YARD OF PORTLAND CEMENT, SAID PORES DIRECTLY DUFFERED FROM SAID CEMENT BY AN AMOUNT OF RAW CLAY TOTALLING IN SAID MASS NO MORE THA 1-60 PARTS FOR EACH 200-300 PARTS DRY WEIGHT OF SAID CEMENT; SAID CLAY HAVING A CONCENTRATION WITHIN SAID PORES SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN SAID CEMENT TO KEEP SAID MATRIX OUTSIDE SAID PORES AND SAID AGGREGTED PARTICLES HAVING A GREATER BULK THAN SAID CEMENT. 